Don’t Be Evil? Google Funding a Slew of Right-Wing Groups Including ALEC
Google, the tech giant supposedly guided by its dont be evil motto, has been funding a growing list of groups advancing the agenda of the Koch brothers.
Organizations that received substantial funding from Google for the first time over the past year include Grover Norquists Americans for Tax Reform, the Federalist Society, the American Conservative Union (best known for its CPAC conference) and the political arm of the Heritage Foundation that led the charge to shut down the government over the Affordable Care Act: Heritage Action.
In 2013, Google also funded the corporate lobby group, the American Legislative Exchange Council, although that group is not listed as receiving substantial funding in the list published by Google.
US corporations are not required to publicly disclose their funding of political advocacy groups, and very few do so, but since at least 2010 Google has chosen to voluntarily release some limited details about grants it makes to US nonprofits. The published list from Google is not comprehensive, including only those groups that receive the most substantial contributions from Googles US Federal Public Policy and Government Affairs team.
http://billmoyers.com/2013/12/04/dont-be-evil-google-funding-a-slew-of-right-wing-groups